Guilt fell upon Gabriella.
She slunk on the bus, not bothering to yell at the kid humping the seat behind her, and dragged herself off the bus.
Out of the corner of her eye, she could see him.
What was he doing?
Making out with Ally.
Fucking perv.
She rolled her eyes.
"Hey, why are you so... " Her friend, Marie, grabbed her shoulders and hugged her. "So... "
"Upset?" Gabriella turned around and wrapped her arms around her friend, pulling her into a big hug.
Her eyes filled with tears. She began pouring them on her friend.
"Awh, Gabriella, tell me!"
She had been friends with Marie since fourth grade. It hadn't occured to her that Marie had a big heart, because Marie usually was the girl hanging out with the skater guys with the emo hair.
Gabriella grabbed Marie's hand and pulled her off to the side of the school grounds. She looked over at Troy. "Him."
Marie turned around. "Troy Bolton? The senior QB?" She raised an eyebrow. "What's so good about him? He's an ass."
"I had sex with him last night." She bit her lip as Marie turned around, shocked.
"You did WHAT?"
She looked at the ground. "He asked me if he could get help on his Spanish, and I invited him over to my house. It just... Happened... "
Marie crossed her arms. "You had sex with a senior? The Quarter Back of the undefeated football team?" (A/N: Our football team in our actual school SUCKS. I wonder what it would be like to have a good football team. xD)
Innocently, Gabriella nodded.
"But you're so... quiet... and conserved and... and... so smart- "
"Nerdy?" Gabriella sighed. "Just say it. It doesn't bother me."
"The point is, how did you reel him in?"
"Like I said, I did nothing to instigate it."
Marie shook her head.
"Please, please don't tell anyone... " Gabriella grabbed Marie's arm. "I don't want to start any trouble."
"No, I won't." She sighed. "I just don't understand why I can't get myself some dick and you can." She stomped her foot. "Damn, I can't do anything!"
Gabriella rolled her eyes. "Sex isn't anything to be proud of. It hurts." She grabbed her friend's hand and pulled her towards the school as the bell rang. "I've never been in so much pain."
Marie chuckled. "Like that's going to stop me."
"You better hope it will."
...
Gabriella couldn't stop staring at Troy in Spanish.
She never really gave Troy any credit before as though he was just another person, but now, it was like he was the center of attention and the only person in the room.
"Gabriella!"
Gabriella turned and looked at the teacher. "Sorry... " She shook her head. "Just staring off into space. I'm truely sorry... "
Nothing made her more upset than the thought of being taken advantage of. She never wanted that to happen. She wanted a boyfriend who would take care of her and show her true love.
Troy didn't show her any of that. He implied "Te amo", but didn't show any "Te amo". (Te amo - I love you)
She grasped her pencil in her hands.
Her head raced as the teacher explained the assignment, but she couldn't pay attention no matter how hard she tried.
All she could think about was Troy, and how they had sex last night.
"Alright, get to work." The teacher turned her head and glared at Gabriella.
Gabriella swore that teacher really hated her.
She turned to the right page in her book and read the question.
The first question read "Què alumnos en la sala de clase se notas buenas?" (What students in the classroom get good grades?).
She tapped her pencil against the desk.
Los alumnos que obtienen buenas calificaciones son los alumnos que tienen relaciones sexuales todas las noches. (The students who get good grades are the students who have sex every night.)
She shook the thought off.
Sex...
Troy...
She groaned and leaned back in her chair.
"This is worthless." She said to herself.
Cheater.
What a fucking idiot...
And suddenly, not a thought passed through her mind other than Troy.